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one lovely gesture i have enjoyed at out of town weddings is a"welcome basket or bag". the brides family or family friends makes the basket or uses gift bags and places water bottles, soft drinks, candy, crackers, homemade cookies, directions to the church and reception, info about local restaurants and things to do in the area, important phone numbers, and a schedule of the festivities that the guest would be included in, with directions to those events and a brief note of thanks from the bride and groom. the most recent one was printed and had a casual photo of the bride and groom as its heading. one basket per room with enough water, soft drinks for each person staying in the room.
here in the south, i have not been to many weddings where favors are given, especially if a welcome basket is made for each out of town guest.in a previous post someone did have a lovely idea about a christmas ornament for each guest, which could be personalized. that would be lovely and does not need to be expensive. other weddings i have been to boxed up a slice of wedding or grooms cake for each guest , tied the box with ribbon and it was presented to the guest as they left the reception. or if the cookie table does come to be, cookies could be boxed or bagged and used as favors before all are put out at the reception . can't wait for updates!!lisa
ps-there is a place in south georgia(maybe americus) called the bridal barn, i believe, that is supposed to have unbelievable prices on wedding and bridesmaid gowns, mothers dresses and all that stuff. a cousin of mine bought a gorgeous wedding gown at a cheap, cheap price.
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